DId it again. You would think I would learn to stay away from boat shows. Anyway, i pulled the trigger on a 2010 SAN 230. This is a beautiful boat and Natique is truly ahead of the curve on boat building compared to others.

Natique had a factory rep at the show (Adam) and he was absolutly fantastic. He spent two hours with me going over every aspect of the boat. What my main focus was on why Natiques carried such a premium price and what sets them appart. He was very good at explaining these differences. After a short eduction, much of the differences are in areas you cannot see. Most of these lie in the manufacturing processes used versus the competition. All said, these differences do cost more money hence the premium price.

I am so excited. The boat it being built on March 15 and completed on the 31st. I wanted the boat that was at the Cincinnati boat show but saw no need for the audio and trailer upgrades on that particular boat. I had them build me the exact boat minus those features along with also putting in the 343 versus the show boats 409.

I ended up going with the 343 for pure economic reasons. That engine adds approximatly $6,000 to the cost and I do not see the value in that. I realize it could help in resale value latter but I am not concerned about that now. I do not plan on loading more than another 1K in ballast and do not see any reason that the 343 cannot provide the performance I need for this boat. The only advantage I see out of the ZR6 is torque and not sure how much more is in that engine. I could see the need for the additional torque if your really going to load this boat up.

"... Nautique is truly ahead of the curve on boat building compared to others. After a short eduction, much of the differences are in areas you cannot see. Most of these lie in the manufacturing processes used versus the competition. All said, these differences do cost more money hence the premium price."

It's like Nautique ripped the words right off the MasterCraft script. Don't believe me? Watch any of MC's Rewind DVDs and go to the factory tour section.

Anyway... that is a very HAWT boat and I would have bought it regardless of what claims the factory rep was spewing.